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Kharagpur IIT student found hanging at Nehru Hall hostel

| | Apr 22, 2017, at 05:48 pm
Kolkata, Apr 22 (IBNS): A student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur reportedly committed suicide in his hostel room inside the campus area in West Medinipur district of West Bengal on Friday, reports said.

According to reports, Nidhin N, who was a 4th year student of Aerospace Engineering and hailed from Kerala, was found hanging from ceiling fan inside his room at Nehru Hall of Residence in the afternoon.

His roommates claimed that the talented student was suffering from depression since last few weeks and committed suicide when he was alone in his hostel room.

Police later recovered his body and have sent it for post-mortem.

However, local police have begun probe into the matter, according to reports.

(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha, Image: Facebook)

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